Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-13
BENwOOD.

Council discussed the street railways
last night.
Assembly 1909, X. of l., will hold a
meeting at its hall Sunday, at 2:3O p. M.
All members are invited to be present.
The company that owns the Bellaire
street railroad can afford the fun made of
them, as they will soon put electric no
tors IN.
One saloon keeper had a hearing before
His Honor last evening, charged with yio-
lating the Sunday ordinances.
The Riverside Company, which has been
a boon to the town, contemplate the erec-
ton OF another blast furnace here.
MessIs G. Kronhardt and j. Lander
oficiated as Interpreters at the trial of the
Poles yesterday.
Mr.. Dan Moore, n prominent contractor
of Bridgeport, has sent some stone me-
chanics of this place to Tppecanoe, O., to
dress stone for the reconstruction of the
west abutment of the Back River at
Bridgeport.
A case Of marriage or no marriage was
tried before Squire Riddle yesterday even
ing. The parties implicated were from
Poland and live in Upper Benwood. The
fine was $29. 80.
Mrs. JOS. Mahood, wife of our worthy
Mayor, is iudisposed.
Miss Alta and Mr.. Clyde Ford left yes
terday for Delaware College.
One of our merchants waited one night
last week ut the pagOda on the O. r K K.
for a consignment OF freight from down the
river, shipped on the local due here at 8
- 81 ,,l,.h Id moi arriNn until | or
. o'clock the next morning. His object in
waiting was to prevent its being stolen.
A well known citizen of MOundsville,
distinguished for his bon cOmrddO demeanOr,
drove across the new bridge over Shep
Mes Run, Saturday, and under the lm-
preston he was the person that crossed it
he told the men working around that they
could order a key of beer of one of the
saloons of the town. Tbs men of course
eniOyed the beer in anticipation, and as
the sequel shows that is all the enjoyment
they got out of it. For it appears that on
his a down to MOundsvllle the good
natnred citizen was informed that he was
not the first person who had crossed it,
and upon reaching his destination he tele-
phoncd to the saloon keeper not to give 1t
OH uS tt6hil. lhC llCh hO" S'l WY N'N
not intend to order it.
A small child of Mr.. Edward Noel was
knocked down and run over on Main
street yesterday evening A youth was
driving the buggy, two wheels of which
passed over the little fellow, but 1t IL
Thought that his injuries are slight.
The subject of granting right of way and
privileges to companies applying for such
is one OF the chief topics Of conversation
here at present. And it certainly behoves
the town to consider it well, not to have
their fallacies thrust upon them in the
light of the future. The municipal authori-
ty should he 80 used to promote the in
terests of the company, the corporation and
the individual.
Power should he given the company 10
make a successful plant on a firm basis,
but that power should he restricted with
proper limitations. Street ears, railroads,
etc, that receive rights and privileges from
the municipal authorities in many cases
grow wealthy and in time m~0GOFolies,
which instead of being under the control
Of the town, by the tenure of some ill-ad'
yised charter originally granted them hold
the town in their control.
There are many selt-suggestiye points
in this matter, but time and space preclude
giving them.